Respiratory Care Practitioner, Nights

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Incentive

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

Norton Healthcare in Louisville seeks a Respiratory Care Practitioner to join the patient care team. You will deliver quality respiratory therapy as ordered, initiate and evaluate protocols, assess care plans, and assist with discharge planning while maintaining accurate documentation.

You will educate patients and families about therapy modalities, monitor quality of care, and participate in in-service training. Strong critical thinking and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree required.
• CRT or RRT certification, RRT must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Respiratory Therapist (KY) license/certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care as ordered by the patient's physicians.
• Initiate respiratory protocols and/or evaluate protocol steps across all therapy modalities.
• Assess, develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of modalities, and assist with discharge planning as needed.
• Educate patient and family on medications and therapy modalities relevant to learning needs.
• Monitor quality of care and maintain neat, accurate documentation and billing entries.

Education

Associate Degree

CRT or RRT, (RRT must be obtained within 6 months of hire)

Respiratory Therapist (KY)

Job description

Responsibilities

The Respiratory Care Practitioner will report to work on time and ready to work in a quiet professional manner, following hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Provide quality care as ordered by the patient's physicians. Responsible for the initiation of respiratory protocols and/or the evaluation of protocol steps that include all modalities of therapy. Serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assist with discharge planning as needed. Provide patient and family education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate to assessed learning skills. Participate in monitoring quality of care. Organizes workflow to maintain smooth transition between shifts. Assist in the day to day operations of the respiratory care services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications, and other duties as assigned. Maintains current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions. Demonstrates critical thinking skills. Participates/Provides in-service training.

Responsibilities

The Respiratory Care Practitioner will report to work on time and ready to work in a quiet professional manner, following hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Provide quality care as ordered by the patient's physicians. Responsible for the initiation of respiratory protocols and/or the evaluation of protocol steps that include all modalities of therapy. Serves as a member of the patient care team to assess, develop care plans, evaluate appropriateness of respiratory care modalities, and assist with discharge planning as needed. Provide patient and family education related to medications and therapy modalities appropriate to assessed learning skills. Participate in monitoring quality of care. Organizes workflow to maintain smooth transition between shifts. Assist in the day to day operations of the respiratory care services by neat and accurate documentation, entering charges for patient billing, monitoring and ordering supplies and medications, and other duties as assigned. Maintains current knowledge via hospital and department communication tools. Identifies problems and recommends ideas and solutions. Demonstrates critical thinking skills. Participates/Provides in-service training.

You May Be Eligible For Some Of Our Programs

• Tuition Assistance to aid with school costs.
• Relocation Assistance to help you make the Louisville Metropolitan or Southern Indiana area your new home.
• Employee Referral Incentive to support your networking and help others join our team.
• Comprehensive Benefits to choose from to support your needs.

Qualifications

Required:

• Associate Degree
• One of: CRT or RRT, (RRT must be obtained within 6 months of hire).
• Respiratory Therapist (KY)

Desired

• One year in respiratory in a critical care setting
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (National) OR Registered Respiratory Therapist (National)